Pangea
What is Pangea?
A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
the plates collide
How do divergent boundaries move?
move away from one another
How do transform boundaries move?
slide against each other
What is one piece of evidence that Pangea once existed?
Ms. Fountain will decide if you are correct.
Does one plate eventually slide under the other?
yes
What does a divergent boundary form?
an earthquake
What does a transform boundary form?
An earthquake fault line.
What is one piece of evidence that Pangea once existed?
Ms. Fountain will decide if you are correct.
What does a convergent boundary form?
a mountain
What does a divergent boundary form?
a ridge
valleys or ponds
Who is Alfred Wegener?
Created the theory of Pangea
What does a convergent boundary form during subduction?
a volcano
What creates new crust after they move away from each other?
the magma
What is an example of a famous transform boundary?
San Andres Fault